FIND

Finds position of string in text, case-sensitive. Returns the position at which a string is first found within text.

Sample Usage

FIND("sheet","Spreadsheet.com")
FIND("at",C5,2)

Syntax

FIND(search_for, text, [start_at])

  • search_for - The string you want to search for. 
  • text  - The text containing the string. 
  • start_at  - [OPTIONAL] Specifies the character at which to start the search. 

Examples

FIND("sheet","Spreadsheet.com") returns 7 - the position of search_for  string in the  text .
FIND("at",C5,2) searches for the string "at" in the cell C5. It begins the search from character 2.

Notes

  • FIND is case-sensitive, meaning that uppercase and lowercase letters matter. For example, "abc" will not match "ABC". To ignore case, use the SEARCH function.
  • FIND always returns the number of characters from the start of text , irrespective of the start_at  number specified. 
  • If search_for is not found, the #VALUE! error value is returned.
  • If start_at is omitted, it is assumed to be 1.